The terror suspect lies wounded on the ground after being shot when he attacked four soldiers

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The terror suspect is pictured lying on the floor, guarded by soldiers

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An unidentified person is taken away by ambulance at the scene

A machete-wielding terror suspect rampaged through the Louvre and attacked soldiers on patrol

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A soldier blasted a knife-wielding attacker in the stomach five times at the Louvre

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Armed police swooped on the Louvre after a soldier reportedly opened fire on a knifeman with a suitcase

Tourists locked inside the Louvre after shooting incident in Paris

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Rescue workers were seen carrying out a stretcher

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has called the attack "terrorist in nature", according to reports.

AFP has since reported a police raid on a building in the French capital linked to the attack.

Unconfirmed reports from local media in Paris suggest the man was a 25-year-old Egyptian.

Dramatic pictures have emerged of the moment he was swooped on by four soldiers after he rampaged through the museum's underground shopping centre when he was challenged to open his bag.

The terror suspect was left critically injured after being blasted in the stomach and legs five times by one guard at around 11am this morning local time.

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Emergency services are on the scene following the suspected terror attack

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Police have cordoned off the area as they search the man's suitcase

French soldier opened fire on machete-wielding man outside the Louvre Gallery

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Terrified tourists were locked inside the Louvre as the attack took place

Periscope video from outside Louvre as armed cops swoop on famous gallery

The head of Paris police has confirmed that a paratrooper was "lightly wounded" in the suspected terror attack.

A second soldier then unloaded several rounds into the attacker's torso and legs.

French newspaper Le Parisien has since reported that police found paint bombs in the attacker's backpack.

According to the Guardian, the city's police chief Michel Cadot said the attacker: "shouted threats and 'Allahu Akbar'."

He added: "We are dealing with an attack from an individual who was clearly aggressive and represented a direct threat, and whose comments lead us to believe that he wished to carry out a terrorist incident."

The attacker had tried to enter the shop in the Carrousel du Louvre

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Paris police believe the attack might have been terror related

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The suspect was brandishing two machetes

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He was also wearing two backpacks, which were not found to be carrying explosives

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The attacker was shot by the soldier five times in the stomach

There is a heavy police presence in Paris following the incident this morning

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The attacker had brandished a machete a group of four soldiers

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He has been taken to hospital in a critical condition

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The city was cordoned off by police during the terror

The attacker, who police believe was acting alone, was said to be carrying two knives including a machete when he was gunned down.

He has been rushed to the Georges-Pompidou hospital, where his intensive care unit is under armed guard.

No information about his background has been released yet.

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